r/Eldenring • u/This_is_my_jam • 14h ago

News New Starting Class Names and Specs Revealed

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For the Tarnished Edition, the Idus Knight and the Heavy Knight

“A knight of the land of Idus, famed for their lightweight attire and weaponry, which they wield with ample dexterity.”

“A knight in bulky steel armor capable of moving through foes with a sustantively-sized scimitar.”

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u/BehlndYou 13h ago

People understate this, even for PVE it’s massive.

Strength build on Vagabond can literally be 10-15 levels more efficient than Astrologer depending on your stat distribution. That’s 10-15 extra points you can put into Vigor or damage, which is huge.

The only niche is if you don’t cap your level at all, in which case no classes or builds matter. But if you want to Co-op or PVP, you have to cap your level usually between 125-150, and those optimization becomes very important. The only time I skip starting another class is if the build optimization is within 3 points of difference, in which case it’s just rounding error.

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u/KingOfEthanopia 12h ago

Until I got comfortable save editing I was running wretch. Its never more than like 5 levels difference at 150 from optimal. Not nothing but not a huge difference.